Month: March 2025

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Temple of the Elements

The Temple of the Elements is dedicated to the four elemental forces. Did you ever see a show called Captain Planet? And did you ever wonder where Captain Planet was when the kids hadn’t summoned him? I don’t know either, but I feel like it might’ve been someplace like this.

So, I just moved and I now live in a small village in the country. This is my first time living in a rural area and it’s a little different from what I’m used to. My house has three different methods of heating. The internet speed is… not good. And my yard contains 15 junk cars, a busted tractor and three shipping containers (not a joke). Also, there is one store in the village and it’s a post office that sells milk, eggs and butane canisters. This isn’t going to affect the maps in any way, but I wanted to ask if anyone else is living in a more country situation than me. Because this really feels like getting thrown straight into the deep end. And any country living pro tips would be greatly appreciated.

Anyway, next up is a dragon’s lair carved into a volcano with buildings for its efreet/fire giant minions. Thanks to the patrons that broke the tie on that vote, by the way. After that, I’ll get started on the river city megaproject.

Well, that’s it for now. I’m gonna see if I can figure out how to switch my stove from heating the house to cooking food. Wish me luck!

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Spelljammer: The Living Ship

Sometimes the druid or the ranger gets to pick the spelljammer and you end up with a Living Ship. The most notable feature of this vessel is a treant rooted into the deck. Since the ship and the treant are fused together, the treant can repair hull damage and keep the air envelope clean. And, in the event of enemy boarding, it can rip the heads off anything dumb enough to come near it. And, now that I think of it, the treant can clean out the privies, too. Humans do poop plant food, after all.

I know a lot of you play old-school Spelljammer and may be wondering what book this is from. It’s actually a new vessel from the 5th edition Spelljammer: Adventures in Space. It’s a bit different from other vessels and, for DMs whose last campaign started in a Dragonfly, this’ll give you the option of changing things up a bit in the next one.

For patrons, I made a seafaring version of the ship and I’m going to make another one without the treant as well. This ship is a little boring without the treant, but sometimes you need a boring starter ship for your party. They have to earn that ship of the line. Anyway, I’ll have that up in a day or two.

Okay, I’ll see you then. Let me know what you think of the map!